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St. Peter’s Church

St. Peter's Church is a Lutheran church in , the capital of , dedicated to Saint Peter. It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Thursday and Sunday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    Friday and Saturday: 10:00 AM—10:00 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church in Riga
  • Also known as: “St. Peter’s Church, Riga” and “Svētā Pētera baznīca”
  • Address: Reformācijas laukums 1, Rīga, LV-1050
  • Roof shape: hipped
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include House of the Black Heads and St. John’s Church.

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The House of the Blackheads is a building situated in the of , . The original building was erected in 1334 as a warehouse, meeting and celebration place for merchants. is situated 160 metres west of St. Peter’s Church.

Church
Photo: Christopher Walker, CC BY 2.0.
St. John's Church is a Lutheran church in , the capital of . It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia. The church is situated at the address 24 Skārņu Street.

Museum
Photo: Jānis U., Public domain.
The Latvian is an arts museum in , . The museum was established on 1 January 1989 and opened to the public on 6 July 1989.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vecrīga and Bastion Hill.

Photo: yeowatzup, CC BY 2.0.
Old Riga — in Latvian — is the old town of . is famous for its old churches and cathedrals, such as Riga Cathedral and St. Peter's Church. is one of two world heritage sites entirely situated in Latvia.

Locality
Photo: Dezidor, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bastejkalns Park is a spacious park on the northern edge of the of capital .

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a district in , right northeast of the . In addition to the official district, this article also includes the northwesternmost third of Maskavas Forstate, west of Lacplesa iela.

St. Peter’s Church

Latitude
56.94752° or 56° 56′ 51″ north
Longitude
24.10936° or 24° 6′ 34″ east
Levels
5
Open location code
9G86W4X5+2P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 45069779
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­hipped
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q727809
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“St. Peter’s Church” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Sint Pieterskerk, Riga”
  • Afrikaans: “Sint Pieterskerk”
  • Arabic: “كنيسة القديس بطرس (ريغا)”
  • Arabic: “كنيسة القديس بطرس”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Պետրոս եկեղեցի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Pyotr kilsəsi (Riqa)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Pyotr kilsəsi”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Святога Петэра”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Святога Пятра”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Сьвятога Пятра (Рыга)”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Сьвятога Пятра”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Sant Pere de Riga”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Sant Pere”
  • Chinese: “圣彼得教堂”
  • Chinese: “聖彼得教堂”
  • Chinese: “里加圣彼得教堂”
  • Croatian: “Crkva sv. Petra u Rigi”
  • Czech: “Kostel svatého Petra”
  • Danish: “Peterskirken”
  • Dutch: “Petrikerk (Riga)”
  • Dutch: “Petrikerk”
  • Dutch: “Petruskerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس بطرس”
  • Esperanto: “Preĝejo de la Sankta Petro en Rigo”
  • Estonian: “Riia Püha Peetri kirik”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Pietarin kirkko”
  • French: “église Saint-Pierre”
  • French: “Église Saint-Pierre”
  • Georgian: “რიგის წმინდა პეტრეს ეკლესია”
  • Georgian: “რიგის წმინდა პეტრეს ტაძარი”
  • German: “Petrikirche”
  • German: “St. Petri”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית פטרוס הקדוש (ריגה)”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Péter-templom”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Pietro di Riga”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Pietro”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Pietro”
  • Japanese: “聖ペーター教会”
  • Japanese: “聖ペテロ教会”
  • Korean: “성 베드로 교회”
  • Latvian: “Pētera baznīca”
  • Latvian: “Pēterbaznīca”
  • Latvian: “Rīgas Sv. Pētera baznīca”
  • Latvian: “Rīgas Svētā Pētera baznīca”
  • Latvian: “Sv. Pētera baznīca”
  • Lithuanian: “Rygos Šv. Petro bažnyčia”
  • Lithuanian: “Šv. Petro bažnyčia”
  • Macedonian: “Лутеранска црква Свети Петар”
  • Macedonian: “Црква „Св. Петар“”
  • Persian: “کلیسای سنت پیتر، ریگا”
  • Polish: “Kościół pw. Świętego Piotra”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Piotra w Rydze”
  • Polish: “Kościół Świętego Piotra w Rydze”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de São Pedro”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Петра”
  • Russian: “церковь Святого Петра”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Петра”
  • Serbian: “Crkva svetog Petra u Rigi”
  • Serbian: “Црква светог Петра у Риги”
  • Serbian: “Црква Светог Петра у Риги”
  • Serbian: “Црква светог Петра”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Crkva sv. Petra u Rigi”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Crkva Svetog Petra u Rigi”
  • Slovenian: “Cerkev sv. Petra, Riga”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de San Pedro”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Pedro”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Peterskyrkan, Riga”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Peterskyrkan”
  • Tatar: “Изге Питер чиркәве”
  • Ukrainian: “собор Святого Петра”
  • Ukrainian: “церква Святого Петра”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святого Петра”

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